christmas 2022
The picture gallery below shows a selection of pictures from the trip, the shoebox gift distribution and food deliveries in the following villages:
- Balti, summer camp currently where Ukraine families are staying
- Sloveanca
- Marinesti
- Mindresti Noi
- Cotiujenii Mici
- Risipeni Ladies Home and Bosca Childrens Home
- Hasnasenii Noi
- Anenii Noi childrens centre
- Gradinita
- Plop Stiubei
We hope the pictures give you a flavour of the trip. The team took many hundreds of pictures but just a selection has been chosen.
The second photo gallery shows the trip of the 3 soft toys donated by Christchurch, Clacton, and St James Clacton and St Christophers, Jaywick. Milo the moose, Andrew the bear and the second bear called Grylls. The team took pictures along the route in Europe and in the villages of Moldova. Milo the moose is now with Anastasiia in Ukraine, Andrew the bear was donated to a young girl called Sophia in Moldova and Grylls was also donated to a young girl in Moldova. TEECH plan to offer the opportunity for toys to be sponsored on future trips. More information to follow, where you can sponsor and name the toy and then see the journey it takes.
The second photo gallery shows the trip of the 3 soft toys donated by Christchurch, Clacton, and St James Clacton and St Christophers, Jaywick. Milo the moose, Andrew the bear and the second bear called Grylls. The team took pictures along the route in Europe and in the villages of Moldova. Milo the moose is now with Anastasiia in Ukraine, Andrew the bear was donated to a young girl called Sophia in Moldova and Grylls was also donated to a young girl in Moldova. TEECH plan to offer the opportunity for toys to be sponsored on future trips. More information to follow, where you can sponsor and name the toy and then see the journey it takes.
Thank you goes to:
- Billericay Town Rotary Club for shoeboxes
- Ipswich Inner Wheel for cash donation
- St Mary, Stoke & St Francis, Chantry, Suffolk for shoeboxes and cash donations.
- Rotary Club of Ipswich for shoeboxes, blankets, warm clothing and cash donations.
- Lots of individuals who have completed shoebox gifts - you know who you are 😊
- Reform magazine for featuring TEECH in the Christmas addition
- Christchurch, Clacton, for aid and gift bags
- St James Clacton and St Christophers Jaywick for aid and gifts and the 'travelling toys'
- Residents of Vyse Court, Clacton for food parcels and hygiene bags
- Jacksons Bakery, Hull for shoeboxes and cash donation
- Everyone at Sri Sathya Sai Organisation UK for shoeboxes and food donations.
- ACT Foundation for donation of rice
- Clacton Motor Discount – thanks to Sarah and Martin and staff from M&S, Walton on the Naze for lots of shoeboxes. Plus for space to park the TEECH trailer.
- Old Buckenham Hall School, Suffolk for shoeboxes
- Stuart Road Primary Academy, Plymouth for shoeboxes
- The Griggs family for ongoing support
- St Nicholas Church, Beverley for shoeboxes and clothing
- Westley Middle School, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk for shoeboxes and cash donation.
- Albea, Colchester for space to park the lorry trailer and for empty cardboard boxes
- Volvo Truck UK for donation of a much needed part, for the TEECH/UK-Aid artic lorry unit.
- Elite Truck & Trailer for support maintaining the TEECH lorries
- SLP Autos for support maintaining the TEECH Van
- Vishal from UCH Logistics Ltd for clothing donations and for providing temporary storage for others to then pass items to TEECH.
- Anchor Safety, Great Blakenham, Suffolk for donation of gloves
- UK-Aid, Felsted for the loan of their van for the Christmas trip.
- Harbour Shipping for ongoing support with customs paperwork
